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| 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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National Security Files

6/15/1962
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National Security Files, Box 196: Vietnam, 6/62. Box 2

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: This ‘metertat contains information affecting . the “National : ‘Defense .of the: ‘United: States. within. the meonl \f Es an 8.
~793 and-794, the: transmission or sevelation of..which. In. any -manner to'_an. vetoed perton 1s comin 2 by haw taw. soe fewest Tite: ! he Se Seo

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- COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM. _ DUNGAN REPORT NO. TDCS - =3/913,973
- SUBJECT VIEWS OF COLONEL TON THAT xiie ON THEN DATE DISTR, 15 JUNE 1962

POSSIBILITY oF A COUP D'BTAT_ PETERSSN
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PLACE & VIETNAM, SAIGON ( 3 JUNE 196
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APPRAISAL SEE EELOW ‘ FIELD REPORTNO, FVS-748h

APPRAISAL __SEE BELOW RASKIN FIELD REPORTNO, FYS-748b
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGSSARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS_ TENTATIVE.

source AN AMERICAN OBSERVER (B)3 FROM COLONEL TON THAT XUNG.

APPR. IT IS. PROBABLY TRUE THAT XUNG HOLDS THE VIEWS STATED; HOWEVER, THE CONTENTS oF.

THE STATEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED POSSIBLY TRUE.
1. COLONEL TON THAT KUNG, COMMANDER OF THE RANGER COMMAND, DURING A

3 JUNE 1962 LUNCHEON MEETING WITH: TON THAT CHU, CHIEF OF PLEIKU PROVINCE, SAID
THAT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH VIETNAM WERE GETTING TIRED OF ‘THE PRESENT SITUATION AND
THAT SOME ACTION WAS GOING TO HE TAKEN TO CHANGE IT, .THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE
PLANS WERE NOI GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE AMERICANS BECAUSE: THE UNITED
STATES, A $ASICALLY LAW-ABIDING NATION, IS OPPOSED TO UNLAWFUL ACTS. SINCE A
COUP D'ETAT IS CONSIDERED BY AMERICAN OFFICIALS TO BE AN UNLAWFUL PROCESS, THE
US IS FORCED TO DISCOURAGE SUCH ACTIONS,. AND THEREFORE, THE AMERICANS WILL Not

TE NOTIFIED OF ANY FUTURE ACTIVITY ON THE PART OF .THE VIETNAMESE TO UPSET THE

CURRENT .REGIME UNTIL THE ACTION Is ACCOMPLISHED,

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